Predictors of Hypocalcemia after Thyroidectomy: Results from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample

Table 3

Predictors of inpatient hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy.

Risk factor	Odds ratio; (95% CI)	𝑃 value
Age (per year)	0.99 (0.99-0.99)	<.001
Female gender	1.62 (1.45–1.80)	<.001
Ethnicity
White	1.00	—
Black	0.77 (0.64–0.91)	.003
Hispanic	1.20 (1.06–1.36)	.003
Asian or Pacific Islander	1.21 (1.02–1.44)	.03
Native American	0.79 (0.40–1.56)	.49
Other	0.97 (0.78–1.22)	.80
Principal procedure
Unilateral thyroid lobectomy	1.00	—
Total thyroidectomy	3.72 (3.27–4.24)	<.001
Thyroidectomy with unilateral neck dissection	5.58 (4.65–6.70)	<.001
Thyroidectomy with bilateral neck dissection	9.42 (7.40–11.99)	<.001
Complete substernal thyroidectomy	3.54 (2.70–4.66)	<.001
Partial substernal thyroidectomy	1.48 (0.75–2.92)	.26
Substernal thyroidectomy, not otherwise specified	6.13 (1.09–34.45)	.04
Other: isthmectomy, partial thyroidectomy not otherwise specified	1.37 (1.13–1.67)	.001
Length of stay (per day)	1.12 (1.11–1.13)	<.001
Nonteaching hospital	1.28 (1.18–1.39)	<.001
Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland	1.99 (1.76–2.26)	<.001